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Matt Climie was quick to share the credit after posting a 27-save shutout on Wednesday.

"Defensively it was our best game," said Climie. "We've come a long way. As a team we're playing more defense at the end, and we're winning more games because of it." He has a 2.45 GAA and .920 save percentage in 13 AHL games this season. Thu, Dec 20, 2012 08:46:00 AM

Matt Climie pitched a 27-save shutout for the Chicago Wolves on Wednesday in a 1-0 win over Abbotsford.

He owns a 6-7-0-0 record this season, which isn't anything to brag about, but he does have a 2.45 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage. The shutout was his first of the season. Wed, Dec 19, 2012 06:17:00 PM

The Canucks have called up Matt Climie from Chicago of the AHL to back up Corey Schneider for Sunday's game against the Senators.

With a 2.16 goals against average and a .940 save percentage, Climie has outplayed Eddie Lack with the Wolves. As Roberto Luongo is considered day-to-day, Climie's tenure in the NHL will likely be a short one. Mon, Nov 21, 2011 12:46:00 PM

He posted a 26-22-3 record and a .913 save percentage with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL last season. Climie also skate in one game for the Phoenix Coyotes, where he made 16 saves and registered a .938 save percentage. With Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider already in the fold, he will be ticketed for the minors. Thu, Jul 7, 2011 01:44:00 PM

The Canucks have called up Matt Climie from Chicago of the AHL to back up Corey Schneider for Sunday's game against the Senators.

With a 2.16 goals against average and a .940 save percentage, Climie has outplayed Eddie Lack with the Wolves. As Roberto Luongo is considered day-to-day, Climie's tenure in the NHL will likely be a short one.

He posted a 26-22-3 record and a .913 save percentage with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL last season. Climie also skate in one game for the Phoenix Coyotes, where he made 16 saves and registered a .938 save percentage. With Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider already in the fold, he will be ticketed for the minors.

Climie served as Jason LaBarbera's backup on Thursday because Ilya Bryzgalov wasn't available. Bryzgalov was expected to rejoin the Coyotes on Friday, so Climie probably knew that this would be a brief stint in the NHL.

Climie is expected to serve as Jason LaBarbera's backup on Thursday. Ilya Bryzgalov won't be available for Thursday's game, but he'll probably rejoin the team on Friday, so this could be a very brief stint for Climie.

The Phoenix Coyotes have recalled Matt Climie from San Antonio of the AHL.

The move was necessitated when Ilya Bryzgalov came down with the flu forcing him to return to Phoenix. Climie was the backup for Jason LaBarbera on Saturday and will return to the AHL barring an injury, when Bryzgalov returns to health.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. He appeared in 43 games with the Texas Stars, of the AHL, last season compiling a 21-17-3-3 record with a 2.46 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Climie helped backstop the Stars to the Calder Cup Finals this past campaign before coming up short against Hershey.

Matt Climie stopped 26 shots as the Texas Stars defeated the Hershey Bears 2-1 in Game 1 of the Calder Cup final.

It was a huge upset as the Stars defeated the Bears in Hershey. It was only the second time in the past 39 games that the Bears have lost on home ice. Greg Rallo and Scott McCulloch scored for the Stars.

Matt Climie was sensational again, stopping 41 shots as the Texas Stars defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-2 in Game 7 of the AHL semi-finals.

Climie stopped 41 shots after stopping 51 in Game 6 which the Stars won 3-2 in overtime on Monday. Both wins were in Hamilton. The Stars now take on the Hershey Bears for the Calder Cup. Climie has an excellent shot at being the backup netminder in Dallas next season as the oft-injured Kari Lehtonen will be the number one goalie while Climie will battle Brent Krahn for the backup job.

Climie has a chance to start the 2010-11 season as the Stars' backup goaltender, so he'll be trying hard to make a good impression heading into the off-season. Climie is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent this summer and his primary goal is to crack into the NHL. If he feels that his best shot is with the Stars, then they shouldn't have much trouble re-signing him.

Matt Climie might get a chance to play in one or two of Dallas' final three games.

The Stars called him up to audition him for the number two gig on their 2010-11 squad. Kari Lehtonen will be the team's starting goaltender and Marty Turco is expected to leave in the off-season rather than serve as the Stars' backup netminder. Climie, who will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, would like to stay with the Stars, but he'll ultimately consider other opportunities as he tries to break into the NHL. Stay tuned.

Depth Charts

Henrik Sedin extended his points streak to three games with an assist on Yannick Weber's tally on Thursday night. However the Avalanche would go on to win the game 4-1.

Sedin is now tied once again with his brother Daniel Sedin for the team lead in points with 66, however Daniel Sedin leads the team in assists (50) while Henrik leads in goals (17). Henrik Sedin has been hot of late, scoring six points in his last five games.

Coach Willie Desjardins shuffled a couple of his lines on Saturday as Nick Bonino also switched and was between Derek Dorsett and Radim Vrbata. Look for the Canucks to take these lines into Sunday's game against St. Louis.

The forward has played only twice since January 16 and managed assists in both games but says he will not be healed until the summer. He took a Chris Tanev shot off his ankle on January 13 and has not been right since. He has eight goals and 21 points in 45 games this season.

Alex Burrows will indeed play against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday night.

After taking a crushing hit by the Kings' Tyler Toffoli on Saturday night, Burrows is expected to take his place with the Sedin twins Henrik and Daniel on the Canucks' first line. Burrows has 14 goals, 28 points, 49 PIMs and 61 hits through 59 games this season.

It was only the fourth goal of the season for the Canucks second power play unit and that has to be pretty scary to most Vancouver fans. It was Higgins second power play goal of the season. He now has 11 goals and 33 points and a plus-eight rating.

Brandon McMillan and Ryan Stanton will be healthy scratches Monday night in St. Louis.

McMillan has played in only one game since March 9th and has not recorded a point in 28 straight games. He has a goal and two assists and an ugly minus 20 rating in 57 games this season with 50 of those games coming with the Coyotes. Stanton has not seen game action since March 12 and has registered three goals and 11 points with a plus 10 rating in 53 contests this year.

Radim Vrbata maintained his scoring ways in Monday's 4-1 win over the Blues.

Vrbata recorded a goal and an assist for his fourth multi-point game over his last five. He's tallied three goals and nine points during that time. For the season Vrbata continues to lead the team with 31 goals, and ranks third on the team in points with 60.

Dorsett continues to lead the Canucks with 162 PIMs, owning twice as many PIMs as Zack Kassian, the second place holder. For the season, Dorsett has six goals and 23 points through 71 games to go along with the third most PIMs in the NHL.

Linden Vey and Brandon McMillan will be scratched against the Flyers on Tuesday night.

Unfortunately neither have much fantasy value at this point. Vey has produced just 22 points in 62 games this season. While McMillan, who was a good source of hits while with Arizona (81 in 60 games), has hardly made an impact on the score sheet during his six games with the Canucks.

Alexander Edler and Chris Tanev have become the Canucks top shutdown defensemen.

Edler is plus-12 while Tanev is plus-11 playing against the opponents top line. Don't forget that Edler was an NHL worst minus-39 last season so the improvement has been outstanding. Edler is not having a great fantasy season points-wise with only seven goals and 23 points in 66 games but his overall play has been a boon to the Canucks.

Kevin Bieksa had an assist in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday.

Bieksa has three goals and 12 points in 54 games in 2014-15. He has surpassed the 40-point milestone on three occasions over his career, but the 33-year-old defenseman is not a safe bet to do that in any future campaigns.

Chris Tanev recorded two assists in Monday's big 4-1 win over St. Louis.

Tanev now has consecutive games with a pair of assists. He also contributed four blocks during his 20:22 of work. For the season, Tanev now has 18 assist and 20 points, both career highs in addition to his 159 blocks.

Yannick Weber, yes, Yannick Weber, is now the proud owner of a three-game goal scoring streak, as well as a four-game point scoring streak with his goal on Thursday night. However it would be Vancouver's only tally during Thursdays' 4-1 loss to Colorado.

After taking a lead pass from Henrik Sedin, Weber simply entered the zone on the right wing and blast one past Reto Berra just 15 seconds into the third period. The point pushed Weber to a new career high in points with 19. Weber has been quite productive during point streak, tallying three goals, five points, three blocks, and 11 hits while skating over 18 minutes a night on average during his streak. If you need some depth on the blue line, consider Weber while he's hot. He now has nine goals and 19 points through 57 games this season.

Ryan Stanton, Adam Clendening and Brandon McMillan will be scratched against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

Of the three only Stanton has much of any fantasy value, though this will be his sixth straight game in the stands. Stanton has posted 11 points, 33 PIMs, 93 hits, and 106 blocks over 53 games this season.

Miller has been out five weeks thus far and while the original prognosis was four-six weeks, he may not be able to return until the playoffs. Just an update for those of you wondering about his status.

Eddie Lack gave his Canucks' playoff pursuit another push with a 4-1 win over the Blues on Monday night.

Outside of being heavily screened on Zbynek Michalek's tally, Lack was sensational while making 23 saves during the victory. Vancouver has now secured seven of 10 possible points over his last five starts. The win raises his record to 30-14-11 with a .920 save percentage and a 2.44 GAA this season.

This is Markstrom's first win of the 2014-15 season. The 25-year-old was once regarded as one of the best goaltending prospects in the game when he was with Florida, but his stock has fallen significantly. Markstrom has posted some good numbers in the AHL, but he has struggled to find his game in the NHL. He is still young enough that he can develop into the goaltender many expected him to be, but that doesn't seem likely to happen. Markstrom will probably be returned to the AHL when Ryan Miller (lower-body) is ready to return to action. Markstrom has a 1-1-0 record with a 3.08 goals-against-average and a .879 save percentage in three games this season.